Church Road Winery

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SAUVIGNON BLANC

Hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed, the fruit was a selection of the very best available from the vintage. Barrel fermented in French oak using only indigenous yeasts and subsequent barrel age on full yeast lees for nine months, has created a superbly aromatic, complex and textural wine that is ideally suited to enjoy with food.
* Wines prior to 2011 were produced under the Church Road Reserve label.

CABERNET SAUVIGNON MERLOT

One of the most challenging and exciting wine styles to produce. There is a synergy between Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that when blended sensitively, produces arguably the most complete, complex, fragrant and satisfying style of red wine in the world. The warm meso-climates and light, stony soils give low crops of concentrated, fully ripe, fragrant fruit that produces classically structured wines with power, elegance, fragrance and finesse.
* Wines prior to 2011 were produced under the Church Road Reserve label.

CHARDONNAY

Hand-harvested fruit from our two best Chardonnay Vineyards is whole-bunch pressed and the juice run directly to barrel with no prior clarification step. Once in barrel the juice is simply left to undergo a natural, wild fermentation process and a subsequent 11-month maturation period. The result is a powerful yet elegant, age-worthy and complex Chardonnay of great depth and character.
* Wines prior to 2012 were produced under the Church Road Reserve label.

SYRAH

This Hawke’s Bay Syrah demonstrates restrained power on the palate and exhibits great aromatic intensity with rich, dark bramble, blueberry and plum overlaid with aromas of violets, roses, pepper and spice along with a freshness and vibrancy of fruit expression.
* Wines prior to 2011 were produced under the Church Road Reserve label.

VIOGNIER

With their heady aromatics of apricot, orange blossom, exotic spice and honeysuckle these fuller-bodied white wines have a much lower acidity and higher pH than most other varieties, lending themselves toward an almost oily, savoury texture. Although an aromatic variety, it has a great affinity for many of the techniques we use with Chardonnay including barrel fermentation, some new oak, malolactic fermentation and lees maturation.
* Wines prior to 2009 were produced under the Church Road Reserve label.